China is pressing India to restart direct passenger flights after a four-year halt, but New Delhi is resisting as a border dispute continues to weigh on ties between the world's two most populous countries, officials said. India-China relations have been tense since the biggest military confrontation in decades on their...
The Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council (Pharmexcil) has pitched for greater collaboration between the pharma industries in India and Russia to achieve self-reliance in both countries. An Indian delegation led by R Uday Bhaskar, Director-General, Pharmexcil, participated in the recently held 27th St Petersburg Economic Forum meeting. “We have conveyed that by...
Noida : In a significant step towards advancing skill development and empowering the youth, Canon India today announced the enhancement of its Apprenticeship Training Program in collaboration with the Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing (JIM). Originally launched in 2015 as part of the Skill India initiative, Canon India’s Apprenticeship Program annually...
Indian Navy’s indigenous stealth frigate, INS Shivalik, arrived at Yokosuka, Japan, on Tuesday to participate in the eighth edition of the Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2024 (JIMEX 24). The exercise, which has been held since 2012, aims to enhance cooperation and interoperability between the navies of India and Japan, the Ministry...
India will focus on finding solutions to the border issues with China that has long strained ties between the neighbouring countries, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Tuesday after assuming charge for a second straight term. India and China share a 3,800 km (2,400 mile) border - much of...
More than three years after overthrowing a democratically elected government, the Myanmar military is battling to hold on to power as a protracted civil war in the Southeast Asian country draws in neighbors such as China and India and fuels a rise in cybercrime and drug trafficking that reaches...
India has announced the Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway (AFH), officially designated NH-913. Spanning 1,748 km and estimated to cost ₹27,000 crores, the highway will be built approximately 20 kilometres away from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and the McMahon Line, close to the India-Tibet-China-Myanmar border. Once completed, it...
New Delhi: In a recent statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterated India's firm stance on Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), highlighting that the entire region of Jammu and Kashmir, including Ladakh, is an integral part of India. Jaiswal underscored India's opposition to the...
As we mark Africa Day on 25 May, we are reminded of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) on this day in 1963, which transformed into the African Union in July 2002. Both organizations have faced challenges to peace and security, often relying on external support. The...
Male , May 27: Indian High Commissioner to Maldives Munu Mahawar and Ahmed Naseer, Ambassador at Large, Maldives Ministry of Foreign Affairs co-chaired the India Maldives Review meeting. The two officials took stock of Indian grant-funded high-impact community development projects in Maldives. According to the Indian High Commission in Maldives,...